Nation Apr 28 States demand more electric delivery vehicles from the U.S. Postal Service in new lawsuits By David Sharp, Associated Press
Science Dec 31 4 New Year’s resolutions for enriching your relationship with nature In 2022, we can all take more responsibility for how our actions exacerbate environmental problems. By Viniece Jennings, The Conversation
World Nov 09 Watch 11:02 How developing nations pay the price for climate goals missed by wealthier countries At the COP26 climate change conference in Glasgow, Scotland, world leaders are trying to reach new agreements and commitments toward reducing emissions and slowing the impacts of a warming planet. William Brangham reports from Glasgow on the key issue of… By William Brangham, Sam Lane
World Mar 30 Watch 6:24 Elizabeth Kolbert’s new book explores striking ways to fix our ecological problems As the Biden administration moves to expand offshore wind power along the east coast in order to tackle what many scientists call a climate crisis, some are suggesting even more revolutionary solutions. Elizabeth Kolbert's “Under a White Sky: The Nature… By William Brangham, Maea Lenei Buhre
Science Aug 31 Trump wants to expand aquaculture boom, but environmentalists dig in President Donald Trump wants to dramatically expand aquaculture production in the United States, but a coalition of environmentalists believes his plan would be bad for the oceans, unnecessary for food security and difficult to implement. By Patrick Whittle, Associated Press
Apr 22 Earth Day turns 50, and the green movement faces fresh challenges By Michael Casey, Tammy Webber, Associated Press Black, brown and poor communities suffer disproportionately from ongoing contamination. Deforestation, habitat loss and overfishing have wreaked havoc on global biodiversity. And the existential threat of climate change looms larger than anything that came before. Continue reading
Aug 14 Eco-activist Greta Thunberg sets sail for New York By Associated Press The 16-year-old activist is hitching a ride on the high-tech yacht to attend the U.N. climate summits next month in New York. Continue reading
Nov 08 Watch 8:51 Can Cuba preserve ecosystems while profiting from tourism? By Miles O'Brien As Cuba tries to open up its economy and lure western investment through tourism, environmentalists are working to prove that protection of the environment can also be a profitable pursuit. By developing the island's ecotourism, scientists hope to stimulate the… Continue watching
Jun 17 Watch In Brazil’s Olympic bay, tides of death and ecological devastation By PBS NewsHour Continue watching
Apr 25 Watch 6:33 Can environmentalism become a bipartisan movement again? By PBS NewsHour Though now one of the most politically divisive issues in the country, the environmental movement once enjoyed strong support from both Democrats and Republicans. In his new book “Getting to Green,” author Fred Rich asserts that a return to those… Continue watching